PYTHON base64_decode

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Python replacement for PHP's base64_decode [ edit | history ] 
#Python 2.x:
result = data.decode('base64')

#Python 3.1:
import base64
result = base64.decodestring(data)

#Python >3.1
import base64

# as str
base64.b64decode(data).decode('utf-8')

or

# as bytes
base64.b64decode(data)

PHP base64_decode

PHP original manual for base64_decode [ show | php.net ]

base64_decode

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

base64_decode — Decodes data encoded with MIME base64

Description

string base64_decode ( string $data [, bool $strict= false ] )

Decodes a base64 encoded data .

Parameters

data

The encoded data.

strict

Returns FALSE if input contains character from outside the base64 alphabet.

Return Values

Returns the original data or FALSE on failure. The returned data may be binary.

Changelog

Version Description
5.2.0 strict added

Examples

Example #1 base64_decode() example

<?php
$str = 'VGhpcyBpcyBhbiBlbmNvZGVkIHN0cmluZw==';
echo base64_decode($str);
?>

The above example will output:

This is an encoded string

See Also

URL Functions
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